9 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
adjective providing carefully for the future
adjective careful in regard to your own interests
originFrom Middle English provident, from Latin prōvidēns, prōvidentis, present participle of prōvideō (“to foresee; to be cautious; to provide”): compare French provident. By surface analysis, provide + -ent. Doublet of prudent.
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